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Emdoor EM-I8170 or Unisurf 7″ Tablet: Upgrading to Windows 10

Intro

While this tablet may be one of the cheapest windows tablets that money can buy, I still see it as a worthwhile challenge to try upgrading one to run windows 10. The tablets only have a meagre 1GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage. While these are a real limitation, for basic tasks it is still a usable machine – akin to a netbook from previous years, but with a faster processor and better form factor for content consumption.

The license for windows 8 is burned into the BIOS – there is no actual license key. As the July deadline for upgrading to windows 10 has passed, I do not know if you will need a new license key for windows 10. However, even though the July deadline has expired, if you have issues with activating windows 10, please see this link for a possible workaround.

Disclaimer:

This upgrade process will require you to wipe the device entirely, which will lose all data.

I don’t recommend you attempt this if you are not confident with troubleshooting.

Choose “Restore Now”, and follow all installation steps that pop up. Some of the drivers are unsigned so windows will produce a warning – install those drivers anyway.

Wait for the driver installation to complete, then choose the option “restart later”. Click “close” on any windows that remain open.

Double click on the “orientation fixer.reg” file (download it here)to add it to your registry.

Reboot the tablet

Enjoy windows 10!

Let me know if you have any questions about any of these steps – I know that this is brief, and I am happy to provide further details if you would like.

Emdoor EM-I8170 & Unisurf 7″ Misc Specs

Audio Codec: Realtek

Audio Amp: ALC5640

Wifi: Realtek

Touchscreen: Silead

Accelerometer: Kionix

Camera: GC310

Most of these drivers will also work on the Pendo Pad 7″ for windows 10 – you will have problems with the touchscreen as there is a different driver required for that tablet. You can get that driver and more information over at this link.

Hi bro! Can I have the drivers please? Thanks! Oh and when downloading the ISO, which version do I choose?
Windows 10 or Windows 10 Single Language?
and which language do I choose?
English or English International?

Hallo Samuel
Thank you very much for your effort! Unfortunately your Drivers did not match. I own a Emdoor Surf 7 Tab (EM-I8270-D) as I just found out.
Now I am trying Linux Fedora Workstation 30-1.2. WiFi and Bluetooth worked out of the box. The Touchscreen works, but there are issues with the rotation. Audio works after the first update. I don’t care about the cameras (they are way too bad).
The performance of Fedora on the Atom Z3735 G is a bit sluggish but acceptable. Up to now, this seems to be the best way to go…

Thank you for your reply Peter, I’m glad you’ve found a suitable solution with Linux. I’m sorry to hear the windows drivers did not work, unfortunately I no longer have this tablet so I am unable to help with further troubleshooting. Best regards, Sam